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i AuToMoBlLt-z ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION min me. al. 1911,.

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CLIFFORD W. COLE, OF (LANDEN, NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMOBILE ATTAOHHENT.

Application tiled January 81, 1917. Serial 11o. 145,800.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that l. CLIFFORD W. COLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an automobile attachn'ient and the primary object of the invention is to provide a fender attachment arranged upon the vehicle and adapted tc operate when the fender contacts with an objecty in front of the vehicle whereby the motor will be stopped and the brakes will be applied.

One `object of thc invention is to provide a movably mounted fender adapted rearwardly when in contact. with any in front of the vehicle whereby the brakes may be applied through the medium of 4suitable connecting means associated with the fender.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an automobile attachment which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the "rough usa e to which devices of this character are ordlnarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits' thereof, reference is to be had to the following descrip tion and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which;

Figure 1 is a side, elevation showing the'l forward portion offan automobile in diagrammatic outline and illustrating the manner of mounting my invention thereon.

Fi 2 is a plan of the operating structure associated with the side bars of the frame.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a portion ofthe device.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of m Ainvention, and in which like numerals o ref! ,erence indicate corresponding parts throughout'the several views, the chassis or frame 1 consists of the usual side framebars pro- 'ecting forwardly inA thev usual manner, the

orns of the frame bars being' curved down- Wardly for receiving the springs as is customar in devices `of this characte At- Speclncation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918'.

bracket 2 and each bracket includes a yoke 8 embracing the horn of each frame bar.

Suitable astenng elements are associated with the yoke whereby each bracket may be securely held to the horn. Each bracket also includes an angularly dis osed supporting arm 4, said arms havln t eir termmals elitending forwardly an disposed horizontally to provide the supporting rods 5. The fender 6 is of the usual construction and extends across the front of the vehicle. Connected to the rear side ofc the fender, adv jacent each end thereof, is a sleeve 7 adapted to receive the corresponding rod 5. The sleeves are permitted to slide upon the rod whereby rearward and forward movement of the fender may be permitted. Incased withineach sleeve and surrounding the end' of each rod 5 is a coil expansion spring having oe end bearing against the closed end of thgsle pin ried by the rod. These springs ve and its opposite end against the within the sleeves will tendrto normally hold .imty to the spark coil A is a lever 1 8 which has its upper ond provided with a clip 14 adapted to be normally engaged with the4 terminal of one of the wires 'B which are connected to the spark coil. The opposite end of the lever is 'associated with the upper end of the connecting rod 12. It is obvious that when the fender contacts with any ob ject in its path' it will immediatel move rcarwardl and operate the lever 1 which in turn wi l cause the lever 13 to move to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig.i 1

thereby causing the clip 14 to loose the wire., from the termlnal on the spark coil. The

motor will immediately cease to o crate thus permitting the automobile to quickly n order that bile may be simul neousl'y operated with the dsconnectionof the spark' coil wires, I

thlrakos of the automo- I have provided a yoke 1,5 which embraces the end of the brake, lever C where itl joins to the brake .lti'earried by one of the side ti-anie bars whereby longitudinal movement ol the yoke will be pern'utted. The forward end o t' the yoke has a connecting rod which is joined to the. rod 12 at the point where the latter is pivotzllly connected to the lever 13. A. suitable opening is provided in the end ot the yoke 15 through which the i'od l) is extended while n'iounted npoii the rod D is a collar 17 with which the end ot the yoke will contact when the same is moved forwardly. Itv will be noted that when the rod 12 is moved forwardly for operatin the lever 13, the yoke will also be move( for wardl\y as shown by dotted linee iii Fig. 1. When the end olI the voke eontaets willi the collar 1T which is rigidly tixeil to the rod l), the rod will move l'or\\ardl to operate. the brakes so that the veliirle will he brought to a quick stop. It. isiiiipossible-l'or the brakes to be o ierated without; the molan also being stopped Isince the wire diseonnee ion and the appliealion ot` the brakes are simultaneously made. y

From the forefgoing,r it will be observed that a very -simple and durable automobile attaelnnent has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred foi-iii. I desire it'l to be understood however, that; sli ht changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention'or the Scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. In sin automobile attachment; the eombination with the frame, spark coil and .bracket including brake rod. the. said frame having its forv ward end enrved to provide the usual hoi-ns. pl' a bracket mounted npoli eaeh ot the said horns, a fender provided with sleeves enibracimer a portion ol eat-li braeket wliereb the said lender may be rearwardly moved. nml means connected to the said l'ender and assoeiated with the i Liake rod for diseoiineeting the spark eoil and operati-ng the brake rod to apply the brakes when the said l'elider is moved.'

2. ln an au'toiiiobile attaelimeiit, the combination with the t'i'anie, spark coil and l,ral\'e rod ol a. pair ol' brackets mounted upon the forward ends ol' the. frame, each yolv'es embracing the 'lraine and rigidly secured thereto` horizontally disposed supporting rods t'oriiied lon the bratfkets` a tender. a pair ol sleeves carried by the tender. eaeli olwhirli unbraces one of rho said supportingl rods whereby the sleeves 'for permitting will be rearwardly movable on the. said rods movement ol' the, ltender, resilient means l'or normally holdingr the tende-i' in forwardly extended )ositioiu a l'ulerid- 'rin carried by one braellcet,` a lever pivotal .y mounted Aon the. said fuleruni arm and eonneeed to the. sa'd'frlidel, and iiiealls connected "tivtlie said lever and associated with the spark eol and'tlie Said brake rod t'or operating the rod'to apply the brakes.

lult-stinginv where/of 1 atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, CLIFFORD W. CULI".

Witnesses 'z Bessin M Colin,

.l osnrn VALEAN'riNi-i.

said spark coil and lhe 

